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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 188 15.1.1 Simplified Reporting Notification Requirements At the initial certification, recertification and when a household is transferred to simplified reporting, ESA must provide the household with the following:  A written and oral explanation of how simplified reporting work − This explanation should cover the requirements in Section 15.2, What Households Are Required to Report, and Section 15.3, When Households Are Required to Report, and explain how households can report changes to ESA.  For households required to submit a mid-certification, the written and oral explanation must also include: − What needs to be reported and verified at mid-certification − When the mid-certification is due − How to obtain assistance in completing the mid-certification − The consequences of failing to file a mid-certification  Special assistance in completing and filing the mid-certification to households whose adult members are all either individuals with mental or physical disabilities or are non-English speaking or otherwise lacking in reading and writing skills such that they cannot complete and file the required mid-certification  A telephone number (toll-free number or a number where collect calls will be accepted outside the local calling area) the household may call to ask questions or obtain help in completing the mid-certification Legal Authority Simplified reporting (federal): SNAP: 7 USC § 2015(c)(1)-(2), 7 CFR § 273.12(a)(5)

15.2 What Households Are Required to Report Outside the initial application, mid-certification and recertification, simplified reporting households must report the following changes to ESA:  When the household’s monthly gross income exceeds the maximum gross monthly income standard at 130 percent of the federal poverty limit for its household size (see Table 25.3.a, SNAP Monthly Income Eligibility Standards) − Note: The household must use the maximum gross monthly income standard for its household size that existed at the time of its most recent certification or recertification  Any reduction in work hours that brings a household member subject to the ABAWD work requirement and time limit below 20 hours a week, averaged monthly  When a household member wins substantial lottery or gambling winnings with a cash prize from a single game that is at or over the current asset limit for elderly or disabled households, Return